Madhya Pradesh(MP) Chief Minister(CM) Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the ‘Everybody will get employment’(Sabko Milega Rozgar) scheme through video conferencing. Under this scheme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005(MNREGA) job cards will be distributed to the labourers.
- CM will also hold discussion with the heads of village administrative committees through video conferencing.
Purpose of the scheme
To provide employment to migrant labourers and those labourers who have gone out in search of employment, in their village and gram panchayats.
Major Highlights
i.A large number of employment oriented activities have been started under the MNREGA scheme to implement this program. New labourers will be engaged in these activities.
ii.In this video conferencing, 100 district centres will be linked with the 2 V.C conference hall located in all district headquarters of the state, and the participation of village heads and MNREGA labourers will be ensured by sharing the link at other block headquarters also.
Key Points
i.As per the official information, 19 lakh 92 thousand labourers are working in 22695 gram panchayats out of 22809 gram panchayats in the state.
ii.From April 1 till now more than 35 lakh 45 thousand labourers have been provided employment under MNREGA during the Corona crisis, in this 42.2% women have been given employment.
Other launch by MP to help migrant labourers
MP has launched 1st of its kind initiative ‘Charan Paduka campaign’ for migrant labourers workers across the states where shoes and slippers are provided to barefoot migrants
About MP:
Capital– Bhopal
Governor– Lal Ji Tandon
Thermal Power Station(TPS)– Amarkantak TPS, Chachai; Sanjay Gandhi TPS, Birsinghpur; Satpura TPS, Sarni; Singaji TPS, Khandwa.
